What was the First Ever R/C Hobby Shop in the World?

About this episode

This episode explores the origins and history of the world's first radio-controlled model vehicle hobby shop.

Do you know where the world's first radio-controlled model vehicle hobby shop was located? Do you know if they are still operating at the same location after 60 years? Do you know what their name is today? If not, you might be surprised with their origin, history and present status. In this episode of the RC Deep Dive podcast we unravel the beginnings of friendly local R/C hobby shops

Topics covered

• history of R/C hobby shops
• first R/C hobby shop
• radio-controlled vehicles
• local hobby shops
• hobby shop origins

Keywords

• R/C hobby shop
• radio-controlled
• model vehicles
• hobby shop history
• local shops

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: R/C hobby shop

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